Creator(s): Hecie ((Possibly))

Currently in storage

About this object

In the bottom of the bowl is a head of Louis XVI in profile to the right in low relief. The rim is cast separately with ribbed ornament and a projecting handle shaped like a ring inside a wreath flanked by leafy swags.

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

France

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.253

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK Minerva's head facing right, 2 to the lower right corner- guarantee for second silver standard, in use from 1838. "Hecie" in a lozenge surmonted by a leafy branch- a maker's mark, possibly provintial.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973